Budesonide

Budesonide is a prescription medicine that is approved to treat asthma, allergies, and Crohn's disease. The medication is a type of steroid that works to reduce inflammation. The budesonide dosing guidelines your healthcare provider will follow will vary depending on several factors, such as your age, the medical condition being treated, the severity of your condition, and other medications you are taking.

 

What Is Budesonide?

Budesonide is a prescription medication used to treat asthma, allergies, and Crohn's disease. Budesonide comes in several different forms, including:
 

How Does Budesonide Work?

Budesonide belongs to a group of drugs called corticosteroids, or steroids for short. Steroids work by reducing inflammation, which helps with several conditions, including asthma, allergies, and Crohn's disease.
 

Budesonide Dosing

The dose of budesonide your healthcare provider recommends will vary depending on a number of factors, including:
 
  • Your age
  • The medical condition being treated
  • The particular budesonide product
  • The severity of your condition
  • Other medications you may be taking.
     
As is always the case, do not adjust your budesonide dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
 

More Budesonide Information

For more information about the different budesonide products, please see the particular medication within the eMedTV Web site by clicking on any of the links above.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;